![]() ![]() His Route 27 travels from Center City to Plymouth Meeting has him logging more than 150 miles a day. Those rookies have learned from the transportation agency's longest serving road operator who has been awarded for safe driving 18 times. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority(SEPTA) was established in 1964, as part of efforts by the Pennsylvania legislature to coordinate government subsidies to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania. "I used to come down the expressway down at Vine Street and got to 16th Street, that's where it end," Cannon said. His miles have carried him through a Civil Rights movement, a growing skyline, and a system of streets that has changed so much the younger operators just can't believe his stories. If you’re paying cash, the cost is 2.50 and you must have exact change the Bus Operator cannot make change. ![]() Like the millions of passengers he's transported across this city over nearly 5 decades, Cannon has also adapted to the changing times. Bus fare is 2 per ride your first transfer is free, 1 for your next transfer if you have a SEPTA Key card. The move is an expansion of the transit agency’s SEPTA Key program and marks the first time customers have been able to pay for subway rides without needing a token or exact cash. "I've seen many changes in Philadelphia and I'm still here," Cannon said. SEPTA riders can now use their credit or debit cards to pay for single trips on the Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines. It was April of 1966 when a much younger North Philadelphia man got a job with the Philadelphia Transportation Company now known as SEPTA today, he's inching closer to his 49th year behind the wheel. There's good people, bad people, but that's part of life," Cannon said. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Wednesday is Transit Driver Appreciation Day and we are recognizing a SEPTA driver who's been appreciated by his passengers for 48 years. ![]() For 75-year-old SEPTA bus driver Welton Cannon, there's a lot about this job that drives him. ![]()
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